Madison Heights sex offender accused of sending child porn on chat app

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. (FOX 2) - A sex offender from Madison Heights is accused of distributing and viewing child pornography. 

Andrew Gregory, 35, is charged with two counts of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

Andrew Gregory (Photo: Michigan Sex Offender Registry)

According to court documents, an Online Covert Employee (OCE) from a sheriff's office in Wisconsin was on the Kik messaging application last year when they came across two groups created by the same user. 

In June 2020, the OCE discovered a photo of a young girl and a man that met the federal definition of child porn in one of the groups. In November 2020, the OCE saw a video of a young boy and a woman that also is considered child porn in the other group.

Authorities subpoenaed Kik for information about the user who had created the groups. When they had the user's IP address, they subpoenaed AT&T and found that the internet subscriber was Gregory.

According to the court documents, the FBI searched Gregory's home on Sept. 22, 2021, and seized electronic devices. At least 10 videos of child porn were found on an iPhone taken from the house, authorities said.

Authorities said Gregory agreed to speak with investigators. He allegedly admitted that the phone with the videos was his old phone. Authorities said he also told them he used the Kik account discovered by the OCE to view and send child porn.

Gregory is on probation for distributing or promoting child sexually abusive activity in 2015. He was convicted in 2017 and is on the Sex Offender Registry.